Add an email account
If you haven't already set up an email account in Mail, you might be prompted to add one when you open the app. If you're not prompted, or you just want to add another account, follow these steps:
Create a top-level folder Right-click on your email address in the left folder menu and select New Folder. The folder will appear at the bottom of your list of folders and called Untitled Folder. You can rename it by right-clicking it and selecting Rename Folder. These are separate mailboxes you can open to view specific email account information including trash, sent, spam, drafts, and more for the same email account. However, most of us prefer to manage all of our Mac Mail eMail accounts under the default Mac Mail Inbox, Sent, Junk, and Trash folders. These “extra” mail folders will make the Mac mail client perform slow and store duplicate. Delete a folder in Mac Mail. This guide explains how to delete a folder. This guide is aimed at. Staff; Instructions. To delete a folder, press ctrl+click on the folder. I have a large number of message folders in MacOS Mail (v. 9.3, El Capitan 10.11.6), with a pretty deep hierarchy in places-I have folders in folders four or five deep in some places. (I am talking about folders in the Mail GUI at this point, not operating system folders/directories on a drive.).
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- From the menu bar in Mail, choose Mail > Add Account.
- Select your email provider from the list, then click Continue.
- Some accounts, such as Google, might ask that you click Open Browser to complete authentication in your web browser.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to enter account details, such as your name, email address, and password. If you're not sure what information to enter, please contact your email provider for help.
Use the Inbox for each account
The Inbox gathers together the messages for every email account you added. If you added more than one account, you can click the disclosure triangle next to Inbox in the sidebar, then select a mailbox to see only the messages for that account.
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Optional: Turn on other account features
If your account includes support for contacts, calendars, notes, or other features in addition to email, you can turn those features on or off:
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- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Internet Accounts.
- Select your account in the sidebar.
- Select the features you want to use with your account.